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Shogun Post Game Debrief

9/19/2024

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At the end of our 5-hour Shogun board game session, we teased an extended conversation between the players. Chal, Josh, Zach and Wyatt talked immediately after the game about their strategies and biggest moves. 

You can watch the unedited version of their complete post-game chat on the LWTV Patreon page. And what if you're not a supporting patron? DON'T WORRY!

Earlier in 2024 we made the decision--a big decision--to UNLOCK our past, present, and future Patreon posts. You can join us for free and get everything. 
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Shogun Optional Rules

9/19/2024

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If you're of a certain generation, you may know this game as Milton Bradley's "Shogun." Slightly younger gamers will remember it as "Samurai Swords." And the youngest among you have probably only heard of "Ikusa!" 

All three are the same game, played on the same map of Japan (but with slightly different artwork). When we play this game in the club, we're fond of using a number of fan-made updates and house rules. The optional rules we enjoy are available here as a free PDF. The event cards are probably our single favorite optional rules, as they add a ton of flavor and new depth to the gameplay!  
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How did Ancient Navies Fight?

8/11/2024

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If you watched our Actium wargame, you heard Dr. Adrian Goldsworthy tease a future discussion of ancient naval tactics. How did fleet commanders in this period control so many ships? How did the communicate? We have a 7-minute bonus interview clip with Dr. Goldsworthy available for FREE on our Patreon page. We hope you enjoy the extended look!
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Hail Agrippa & Actium

8/8/2024

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Did you watch our club refight the Battle of Actium with 1/1200 scale ancient naval galleys and wish you could try this out at home? We have you covered! We're sharing our complete scenario, along with custom unit labels, for free over on Patreon. You do NOT need to be a paying patron to access this post. It's available for everyone right here.
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In addition to the scenario, we're also sharing our club's custom quick reference sheet for "Hail Agrippa", the rules we used to fight Actium. This is a supplement written by Mark Backhouse in an old issue of Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy magazine. The WSS team has unlocked Mark's article and made it available here, for free. This article allows you to take Warlord Games' popular "Hail Caesar" land rules and easily convert them into a great naval game. Same rules, same concepts, same fun!

On our Patreon page you'll find the scenario and our QRS. If you want to hear directly from Mark Backhouse, we also have an interview with him, where Greg and Mark talk about his inspiration for "Hail Agrippa."
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Modified Volley & Bayonet QRS

1/16/2024

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If you've been watching and enjoying our 1813 campaign event on YouTube, then you know we are using the classic 1990s Volley & Bayonet for our big battles. There is a second edition reprint with some minor updates, but we are still using the original game in the club. The original game does have one unfortunate issue...there's not a good quick reference sheet with all the relevant information well organized.

So we made our own! Our QRS includes all key rules on a single-sided piece of paper. We did make a tweaks to ranges in our QRS, so be aware of that! Command range is much tighter. That's the biggest change of note. Otherwise we didn't adjust much else for our homemade QRS to this classic, fantastic game. 

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How Miles Built Germany

1/2/2024

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In our 1813 season finale you got to see our club maneuver armies across a large hex map of Prussia and Saxony. He based his map on the exact layout of the boardgame Campaign of Nations, transcribing that onto polystyrene insulation. Want to see a step by step photo tutorial to learn how you can make your own 3D hex maps at home? We got you covered!
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1813 Campaign Guide

12/19/2023

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In our Season 4 finale, 11 club members wage war in Prussia and Saxony to determine the fate of Napoleon's empire! We used the boardgame Campaign of Nations to handle the operational side of the campaign, marrying that with Volley & Bayonet to resolve large tabletop battles. 

Campaign of Nations is a hex and counter game designed only for the Fall 1813 (or Leipzig) phase of the war. We wanted to use the same map area and rules to ALSO cover the Spring 1813 phase. Doing so required a few modifications and a new set of unit counters. Well guess what? We're giving it all away for free!
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The PDF GUide

In our 1813 campaign guide, you get our board game modifications, new unit counters, and the complete orders of battle for the Spring AND Fall of 1813. The OOBs are at the division level, but very easy to adapt to any game system you may prefer. The PDF also includes fog of war flags you can use as a fun optional game element. Everything you need is included in the PDF! Well, everything except a copy of the board game itself from Hollandspiele! It's a fun, lite hex and counter game that we really enjoyed playing. Even if you don't get a copy of the board game, you can still use our PDF guide for the army research and OOBs to run your own tabletop 1813 battles. 

Merry Christmas, friends! Thanks for watching the channel and hanging out with us.
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How to make Peleliu

10/24/2023

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If you watched our insane 3mm Peleliu wargame, then you saw one of the most fantastic custom boards our club has ever produced. And that project came courtesy of Miles! In today's bonus "Free Stuff" video, he shows you exactly how to make a Pacific island of your very own. You can use these terrain techniques for all sorts of wargaming projects, so check it out!
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CLICK HERE to watch the terrain tutorial video. We're hosting this "Free Stuff" video on our Patreon page, but the post is set to "public," so everyone can see it whether you're an active patron or not. 
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Free Thermopylae Scenario

9/20/2023

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Did you enjoy watching our club challenge Mark's Game Room for the twin battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium? Would you like to challenge your friends at home to one of these tabletop battles?

​It's a long-standing Little Wars TV tradition to share our scenarios with you whenever possible, and today we're proud to share the Battle of Thermopylae! You can now download the free 2-page PDF scenario designed for Men of Bronze from Osprey Wargames. We do highly recommend you take a look at our revised QRS for the game, which includes a lot of rule tweaks and updates. That is also available for free here on this page! And if you want to use your own hoplite-era rules, the scenario should be adaptable.
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We again want to thank Mark and his club for designing the scenario. We've reformatted it and illustrated the PDF with a lovely new tabletop map, but all the design work and playtesting was done by Mark's Game Room. 
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Men of Bronze Revised QRS

9/19/2023

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In our "club vs. club" Battle of Thermopylae wargame episode you saw us refight the land and naval battle simultaneously. For the land engagement we tried Men of Bronze by Osprey Wargames. This is a game with a lot of potential and some great concepts for hoplite-era battles.

But it's also a game in desperate need of more playtesting, that can't seem to decide if it's a skirmish game or a bigger battle system. Some of the mechanics, like the Support rules, are unworkable on the tabletop. Despite the issues, we really wanted to like Men of Bronze. And so we did what any group of gamers would do--we house-ruled the Hell out of this thing! And I'm pleased to report that our revised version of the game is actually quite fun! Our new QRS with the revisions is available 100% free, here!  
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You could almost play the entire game from our new QRS, but you'll still probably want a copy of the original rules from Osprey. The author of the game, Eric Farrington, addressed many of the most glaring holes in Men of Bronze with his follow-up game, Wars of the Republic. But if you want a quick, easy hoplite-era wargame, our revised version of the original is a good place to start!
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